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Lincolnton, North Carolina, Saturday Moeislng, July 20, 1848.
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Hair, JLewis Cu8, off jMicliitfail,
BY 3. . Dow.
Awake, old spirit of the past
Awake, and put thy anuotsr n
; JN'ail' freedom's ensign Vi the nia&t,
Not falter till the fight is won.
ffieed not disur.kjrffi croaking- voice;
V , Expose each dark and damnir g plan,
tilcct the leader of your choice
The gallant Cass of Michigan,
1 : e sky is thick, the stars grow dim.
The bark of freedom braves the lea,
L 41er heait of steel put trust ii Him
walked upon the midnight sea;
vbr they behold a beacon bright
To cheer each faint and sinking man,
'And oer It waving in the light
The name of Ca93 of Michigan.
i The graj-beard soldier Ieips for joy.
The seaman on the deep is glad,
The old froniiersmnn, w hen a boy, '
Remembers the adventurous lad,
r . Ji'hu trod the wildt-rness ulone
Where milhuiisnow adore the xnan,
Jnd tell hov proudly valor shone
. , jj ta. Jew is Cass of Michigan.
.,- .',
I vhal though no Eucna Vista fawned
. Aith cannons grim and glittering files,
.There was a host in battle crowned;
An army fnm the British ishf.;
The brave of tarlh, who proudly ougJu
' Our native eoil with direful bn;
But. they a Jesfi'm sad were laixrfit
By Lewis Cass of .Tiiehigan.
In princely halls, by gilded throne,
He blood the champion ol the he,
He heard the fenced seaman's groans,
And ojied '"the prions of the sea.
.- 5rry ft rm inngr K. ..fcJl
To bantJt'ts borne in Europe's van,
And freemen on their hills wire proud
' . Of Aevvis Cass tl iNJichignri,
Firn in the principlt s i-f right,
" I5y democratic hafB lai giit,
1 11 keeps his sord f honor brigltf,
And wrongs us n;t in deed or thouoht;
As when the glnttring blade was broke,
lirfore a bace. dishou.ied man,
Je stands, e'en now, our fur t tit oak.
Thegallaut Cass of A'ichiau
X .
From the Star State ( V.) Patriot, 15th ult.
Gen. JT. I. IScuclorsoii Addrik'
On Saturday 10ih inst., Ex Governor
, Herwlerson uldt.Bsrd lliu citztns t)t
Harrison county, on the claims of the
NominePa of the i;ilijmor Cuuvemion
to their fopport, and on other subjects
connected with the presidential canvass,
and general politics. CJcn Henderson
had been previously invited to deliver
addresses on thre ul jvcts throughout
the Stae, as will be cen by a correspon
dence, which we publish tn htiollier
column, from the Jtfl'etson Demucrat.
- The invitation was Figntd by some 50
per eons, citizens of this and teverul aiN
jacent CJiUiititg. The assembly,' which
wad unusually large, met in Hunt's mw
building, and listened with prolound at
tention, and deep interest, to the spe.i
ker. Tho effort was worthy the head
and heart of the author, well adapted to
the occasion, and the objects had in view.
Gen Henderson showed conclusively,
that Texas was intiebied to the demo
. cratic party, for the acknowledgment of
her independence by the United States ;
tor advocating and supporting all the
principles ard mesures whicii led to
.annexation; and (or the act of annexa ion
itself. The democratic party had always
been the friend of Texas ; had encour
aged, adfd and comforted her in the
darkest hours of adversity; had received
her into the Union, at tho hazard of a
war with Mexico ; had igorousiy pros
ecuted that war to a successlul termina
tion, and secured effectually the sove
reignty, prosperity, and political salva
ior of our extended and beautiful
-country ; acquiring, at the same time,
an immense additional territory. The
.Mexican war had been a war f.V Texas;
.it wag emphatically our war i it had
grown out of annexation, and Texas
was bound by principle, chivalry, honor,
gratitude aad interest, to sustain the
party, that had sustained her.
The speaker said, that the whigs as a
party, had always opposed Texas ; had
"one all that they could to prevent the
Acknowledgement of her independence,
. Mid her admission iuto the Union ; had
opposed the war waged on her account,
as tinnecrssary and unjust," and were
now siding with the abuiitimiisis cf the
north, in endeavoring to exclude from
the ac quirt d territory, not only every
Texan, but every Mh'vo holder, by sus
taming the odious, unconstitutional doe.
trine.s of the Wilmol Proviso
Mr Clay, itie great embodiment of
whiggerv, had upt nly opposed Texa;
had taken ihe lead in opposition io the
war ; avowed himself in favor of the
Wiimot prvia, and, iu his bile pub
lished address t the public had, virtually
and infereiittally, acknowledged himself;
Ihe candidal of !he abolitionists for Ihe
presidency. If Mr Clay should be the
whig, candidate, could any consistent,
true hearted Texan, whether win" or
democrat, why luvtd his country, vute
lor him ?
Gen Taylor was a distinguished sold
ier, and a brave man ; had rendered
important set vices to his country ui the
late Mexican war. 'J he speaker said,
lie had often defended the reputation of
Gen Taylor, when it had been improp.
r!y assuiled in Ins presence, and would
do it again, when necessary,. He had
defended the old Nero against the ftilse
charges of some, who had since become
Taylor men. fcjtill Gen Tax lor wa, a
whig, and, in principle, opposed to Tex
as, and to the war. He had inarched
reluctantly to ihe Rio Grande, lrom a
senseof military duty, and had bravely
(ought the battles cf his counlry, but
Texas could not consistently sustain
him, if ihe w higs should select i.mi as
their nominee. Ge() IK.nderson proce
ded, to say, in ubsiajjce, that General
l'ay ler had cumiuuit-d cue act, which
ihe people of 'J exas, and especially the
Texas troops, were bound io re?enl.
When Gen llendeihon first heard the
Mitlemenf, he hud contiadicted it, be
htvii.g thai Gen Tu lor was incapable
ol perpetrating Mich an offence ; but ihe
charge had since been established be
oiid d..ubt, and it was due to truth, and
to the people ol Texas, to make it pub
lic. U hen Gen Taylor had discharged
the last company ol the Texjs troops,
he wro e, oUiciulU , to ihe Secretary of
Hnr, substantially as fobows: " 'I hank
dod, 1 huce this morning got rid vf the
(CSC l ej.ua soldi-. .,.. y..... i.
to Aure tomtthing like order in the
camp. I his declaration General T J
IlusK taw in the ollice of the Secreiarv
War, over Gen T.iy lot's own signa
ture. The sj taktr enquind, w;th em
'piiasis, wi l u.e Texan people submit to
.his wan ion omrage, and cast their vote
lur ihe man who has commuted it?
The speaker felt a proud, personal
graiificiUuiti, that an opportunity was
ittKmied lutn lu pay a just tribute ti a
worthy and ditiiiguisncd man, General
LLiUliS CAbii, ihe nominee of ihe
democratic pnny, lor rresulent of ihe
Umifd tState. It hud been his good
lurtune to culuvatt a personal acquain
tance wuh that gent euiati in the ci;y of
fans. bin Cass w.ts then the resident
nunisier ol the United Siaies at the
Court of France. IJe (Gen liendeisonl
had been sent out asmmisier of 'lexas, I
to procure the recognition of her inde
pendents. The Lone Star was not men
Known and respected by the Ftench
Court, and ihe 'iexas minister was de
nied an audience. In this emergency,
he applied io Gen Cass, who gave him
the ai J ol hispowertul inlluence a court,
and materially acsiMed hi.n in the ac
complishment ol his mission. Tne A
tuencaii minister had proved hansel! the
devoted (riend ol Texa..
Previous to iliis, at the time Texas
applied to tho Government ol the United
felates to have her independt nee recog
nized, Gen Cass was then a member of
Gen Jackson's Cabinet, and slrenuuuslv
urged the Picsideui to welcome our
mlant republic into the great family ol
nations. Here, loo, the measure had
been consumated, and Gen Cass hud
showed himself the friend ol Texas.
i jeu Cas had been the advocate of
annexation; had opposed the Unroot
proviso ; and, from his position as Cnnir-
man ol ihe Military Commit. ee in ihe
Sstuaie of the United Sidle, lie had
done more to sustain the administration
in a vigorous and sueces.-dul j-rosecuiioii '
ot the war, than any other man m the
Union. Gen Cass had, on all occasions,
been the firm and connsistent advocate
ul Southern Rights, us uthutd oy the
constuutiou. One great and prominent
act of his pubhc lile had preemiHemiy
entiiied him to the gratitude, confidence
and support ofevery southern man.
Gen Henderson alluded to the quinlupte
treaty, by winch England and Russia,
and oilier powers, with the aid ot France,
sought to impose upon the UniledStates,
by indirection, the abolition of s-lavery,
andsecare loGreat Uritam the supreme
cy ol the seas. Gen Cas, in his capa
city of minister from the United States,
although uninstrucied by his Gevern
nient, assumed the responsibility to say
to the King of the French, that the Go
vernment of the United Sta would
never submit io such a mensuii; ihat if
France ratified the treaty, it vow' be at
the eminent hnz rd of breaking f Op ihe
friendly relation between ihe tvto
vernments. Gen Cass prompt! inter
ferrnce decided the French inon rch to
decline the proposition. The A tip rican
govt-rnment, afterwards approvej Gen
Cass' course in the premises, the diami
nes ofalmost certain war weie aerted,
and the rights and interests if the
American people fl'ctually scje-d.
Geti. Cass had rendered inportant
services to his country during tliwar ol
1812. As an officer in the nrtltwes.
tern army, he had disiinuishetjlnmseli
on several occasions, parncul utf in the
battle ol ihe 'I hames, while volun
teer lid ol Gen. Harrison. He? had op
posed the pusilanimity, not to sy, trea
son, of Gen. Hull, in the disgrace! sur'
render cl the army at Detroit, amf had
been mainly instrument! in brBfiJing
that oflicer to justice. Gen. Cd had
passed through a long and biilliait ca
reer ol pubiic life, both military ancivil,
alike honorable to himself, and bejeficial
to his country. His superior hlents,
sound principlesnblemished repitation,
valuable ub!ic services ar,d cojsjstent
devotion to southern rights, all bointed
him out as the man of a I others Hnltiled
to the support of the American people,
and especially those of ihe Souii
Geo. U M. O. IJUTLER nexi occu
pied the speaker's attention. He was a
distinguished sou of Kentucky i irjai.
of fine intellect a thorough democrat,
at;d, in every sen.e ol ihe word, a gentle
maiu Gen. Uutler hd also been u sold
ier in the north westeru army, and had
bravely fought the batdes ot "his country.
He had shown his political suengh in his
native biate, when he ran agaimt Gov.
Osley for the goberuaiornl ollke. In
the presidential canvass of l!S40, the
whig majorily for Gen. ILiri ison in Ken
tucky was 28,000. 1 the eieeiioti for
Governor, Gen. Uuller succeeded in re
ducing that nidjoriiy Io about 5,000.
Kentucky, it is well known, is a-whig
S'.ute; and no ,nan, except Win. O. liu
ler, had ever succeeded in reducing the
whig majority to so small u number,
r'"7" ,H ."'.: '-vhi d ,m.i.i
trol ol tne oia'.c" GenT3u;kr was now
in command f the army m Mexico,
where he had served his country effi
ciently. Get?. Uutler was lite i1IUii tne
people would delight Io honor by elect
ing him to the Vice Presidency.
The nomination at Mdltimure had been
happily made; met tho entire approval
ot ll. e speaker, and would be unanimous
ly responded to by ihe democratic pariv
throughout the Union.
Gen. Henderson insisted that the old
issues between the whigs ani Demo
crat woulu be lost sight of in this canvas.-;
that the question upon which ihe
election would hinge would be annexa
tion, and ihe result which have lo.loweu
lh.it measure ihe war wi.n Mexico
the acquisition of territory and the
Vi!mot proviso. Upon all thesu new
issues, every line heuned Texan,viieih
er whig or democrat, a buu.id bv prin
ciple, gratitude, interest, patriotism lo df.
finale Willi the democratic pmy.
Tne pjieaker took his seai, amid tho
hearty reponsive cneers ol the u Jieuce.
Having relied emiiely upon memory, we
are conscious that the ab jve is u very
imperfect sketch of Gen. Uendersonrs
able and eloquent address, u:id we ask
the author's pardon lor mutilating his
sentiments, but we deemed liiein worthy
ol a more extended circulation, and have
ventured to oiler our version, such us u
is, to the attention nf the reader.
"THIS BROKEN SWORD."
The Proof,
The whig papers have denied thai
it was Geu Cass who broke his sword
rather than surrender u, at the liuM3 of
Hull's surrender on the Canada frontier.
Phey quole Xiles, Uegir, wmch says
that Col. McArtiiur broke his aword,
but dois not say wheiher Coi Cass did
or no'.
it is not a matter of much moment,
but as ii has been denied, and we find
among our exchanges that the prool of
tne truth of ihe occurrence begun to be
made, it m i) be wtli enough to give
circid itiou. Tn toiiowing letter speaks
lor used:
Zanesv lle, Ohio, June 19, 1319.
To the Editor of the Auror.i:
Sir: In the Zanesvilje Courier of this
date 1 noticed an article headed "The
Broken Sword;' in which it u sttted
t'nat ihe honor of breaking his sword is
'borrowed, or rather a stolen capital;"
that it was Gen McArlhur, and not Gen
Lewis Cass who broke his sword at the
time of Hull's surrender. Now it may
be that Col. McArlhur did break his
sword, for he was a patriot and a brave
man; hot if he did, the writer of this
did not tec or hear of it at the time.
Hut I did see Col Cass breik his fiword j
at the pickets where Gfcn Hrock, the
IJritisii commander, met Cols. McAr
tnur and Cuss above ihe VWJI Springs, I
below De'roit. 1 was s'audinT ,nl?..! I
six feei of C'ol. Cass ul the lime; and 1
never will forget tne indignation and
mortinVa'iou he exhibited at the lime.
These silly attempts to deprive Gen
eral Cas of his patriotism and courage,
md by men, or Ihe so .s of men who
kept shady in those dai k day s, will only
have the efl'-ct t rally U jus standard
ail the soldieis of 1812. Cil Cass
was loved by all his men. h could not
be otherwise, f.,r he loved iheni all, and
did all he could to promote their com
fort. My voice and my ote are (or
Cass and Dutler.
The Difference. Gen Cass, when he
accepted the nomination of the Demo
cratic Matijiml Convention, resigned
his seat in the Senate.
Gen Taylor, who has been in the
field as a candidate lor the Presidency
ever since last Summer, Wisr not resigned
his commission as Major General, and
it seems don't intend to. He left the
seat of War came home has been
constantly writing Presidential leiiers
is now engaged in the canvass iaud still
holds on to it 9 Twelve Dollars a day
from the federal government.
Fifty Dollars Reicard .The Berk's
county, Ohio, Press, has the following
gtiod th ng, which we commend to our
whig friends every where i
So0 Kkwakd. Phis sum will be paid
by the Ohio W a:c.hmnn, to any man or
set of men of whatever party, 'who will
produce one principle, now contended
lor by the universal whig pally, that is
not contained in the following four lines.
They are believed to contain the sub
stance of ail '.ho great leading principles
promulgated by thelaie VVhig National
Convention, together wuh Gen. Taylor's
views on all the important questions fie
has been called on for an answer; at
least ihe above reward will be paid to
the individual who wilishuw to the con
trary: -Sound me newgaj, lwlUii oJu.,
Real the Fuzuzzy, wake ihegonquong
Let the loud hoZiuna ring,
Ecm turn fuzzlegaut duini bitu."
A friend of ours, who resides in North
Pearl sireet, went a fishing the other
day, and among other things that he
hauled in, was a large sized mrile. To
enjoy ihe surprise ol his servant girl,
he placed it m her bedroom. The next
morning, ihe first thing that bounced in
to l tie ore-dlil'dst room was Biddy, with
the exclamation of, 'Be Jabers, I've got
the devil.' 'What divil V enquired tne
head of the house, feigning surprise.
Pne Bull bedbug that has been ateiug
the childer lor tne kit month.' As this
is a new name for tne domesticated
sassin, we thought we would Met it out.'
Cull huil.k ..I T.-- I I f
n i;uou. MucneruocKcr.
A correspondent of the Col ii rn ft;
South-Carolinian, who visited Charles
ion on the 4th instant, m riles thus of the
America-! Hotel, corner King and
George streets:
"1 took up lodgings at the American
Ho el, kept by Coi. Fr tnknu A. Hoke,
o! Noriii Carolina, and by way of di
gression, may as weil say a word or two
lor the establishment. I have never in
my "j juruoy nigs ioo and fro in the
land," been m 4,1 Ho'.el where every
thing was ui better ordir, or where
more kiud attention was btstowed upon
the Boarders. Mum host, himself a
gentleman of taste, has had the wriole
bJildiug, which was formerly known as
i' lemmings and Norris' old estab ish
ment, tiiorougly refilled and altered, and
entirely reluinished witii every thing
th tt c. 111 p. lease the eye or grainy tnu
taste. His waiters are aiiogeluer the
must attentive 1 have ever kuon, no
ordering a doz m limes before a tiling
vas uowe, bui each one seems to lavo
oeen dinted to ihe discnurge ol h:s duu--s auvanceruent of me tii.r o h-;r if, v. I
and periormed them. Every thing ! b ught four yards rf .k; 1.1 t'lirty fire
throughout was in "appie pic order," and ! cents a yard and then t.iok eiiinge
ihougn watching ci .-eiy lor tne puipo ! -f a five do'lar b ll a th- r.'.m til f -r
of IdiJil ri.idiug, it-t opportunity w is giv- ' r" cen's. .Mr Skink!1 jr., j-r u ion
en me to gia iiy t;n liachelor penchant, 1 ,s l!e life of trad, a i J 1 -'pjr m ( T
and 1 lH ihe Amei ican on Thursday j young m 111 th-.u h: . , Mr .;, ,f ,'
mornieg, feeling s ;i.-tied in.it the gtu- nit ve counted s'.i.!. I ,v-t u.lI. a
liemaulv i.rop.-ieter hid arrived at ihe ! ,in altrrwrd-, ;Slid cu , (:
acme of his profession, and that if his !
Hotel was not the very best, jt could 1
nut be surpassed by any other in the j
ntoi. tiis lables were t-nread wiiii
tile choicest viands, suDatau i il as win
as luxuries, calculated to craiity the
whim of the most lastiduous connoisseur,
or ihe plain mailer of lact gentlemen.'
. ,
VVno wants a wife.' 1 here is a girl ;
in Cairoll Co. Aid., who weighs 1 i
pounds. A hiie arm full for somebodv !
wno speaKeJ
From JNV.iZ Saturday Gazette.
Mrs. ScrvggirS Views on "Shoj
pia''Vm fond of shonpin," said Mrs
Seruggine, the other day to one of her
lemaie friends. I am, indeed. Know
ledge in howsomever curcumscriptive
boundary jou. find it, is wonderlul ;
whether in the congregational haHs'at
Washington, in penitential at Jefferson
City, or even in ihe sanctus of an editor,
u's all the same thing knowledge U
wonderful. Even behind a counter, it
is'nt to be sneezed at! 1 like smart pea
pie, and 1 adulterate smart shopkeepers.
It's so pleasable to one's feelin's to be
talked to ip. a geuieel kind of way, bv
young men, even if they tre gammoning
you all the time. I wouldn't give a fip
penny bit for a clerk in a atoie who
with a adamantine countenance. Mr
Skinkle, the other day, puid a dislres
sin nice compliment to our sex, when
he said he was goin' to have feminine
clerks in his store, 'cause they knowed
how to talk. 1 advieed him (as a friend
you kno-v) not to think of it, as young
ladies never went a shoppin' to buy
things feci much as they did to look at
the clerks. I've noticed one thing, Mr.
Skmkle, says I, in my experience, and
that is, them stores as has the good
lookin' clerks in 'em, is always full,
while them a9 has ugly ones is empty.
The reason of this is very palatable, and
as long as women go a shoppin,' it will
keep on continutn.' Mr. Skinkle has
luck my advice, and turned off all h"
ugly clerks, and got others as are good
lookin'. I told some of my young fe
minine friends about it, and they all
said that in futurity they would patro
nise Mr Skinkle. 1 didn't say any
thing about it to Miss , howsome-
ver, she aint a prolifical customer, and
never spent more than ten cents when
she goes a shoppin. It's very amusinV
sometimes t notice the way young fe
minme8 manages to see everything and
everybody in all ihe stores, without
spendin' much money. Iv'e heard on
three or four young girls as goes down
town every other day a roost, and one on
'em buys a Imle in one place, and an
other on 'em buya a little in another, in-
kltJJ lil UUJ HI UIV'II l!UlTI:, . ,
and thread, or whatever ther arter, in
one store. Howsomevir, its very natu
ral for young wimiti t try to ketch
beau?, and that way of doin' it is as.
good as any other way, I s'pose. 7?ut;
what ngoniz-g my feelins is, to see 'era,
go into a store, and look at this, and
that, and pile the counter full of things,
and make the clerks sweat pullin 'cm
down, and then go out without buyin
ermvihirig, leavin' ther victim :o put th
things back on the shelves, without tho
consolodatin' idear tint he had sold
soinethio.' if clerks In a dry goods
store ever do swear, I think that would
main? 'em.
' Il-'hun T V 1 T 11
asks for what I wants, and if thev have
I:. l , .. J
n. aim u s suitahle, and I feel inclined to
buy it, and u s cheap, and can't be got
a , at enny other place for less, I rmsl al
lays take it, without chapperin about it
all day long, like some people does.
"I g;ot luck in, misadvertanly the oth
er day, in buying q new dress. I thought
1 was gettiu' sonieihii;, that wocld wash,
but it wouldn't. I can't think why they
calls caiheo warranted to stand washiri,'
fast colors, unless it is 'cause they fade
fast in the water.
" ll is extraordinary how cheap per
sons as understands shopp-n can buy
things somtirries. The clerks down
town all know me so well! and they al
lays let me hnvo things cheaper than
any body else; they sy n's no use in
try in' to take mo in. Mrs. Scrugnns.
sid one on 'em 1 w. thn o:her"d iy;
'Mrs. Scruggin?, that pice of calico I'il
let you have a; twenty cenis a yard. If
it w is somebody as didn't understand
prices, I'd ask them tinny ce.n-, nnd
it'sje-,1 ihe i-am-i way v,i!i all the nth
ers. r.n '...ti l.."i .... ...
s,orf'i 'hat's the last of tli .n . p j v
s po-,e. ell 1 whi s do . can 1
"e helped, hi some persons of s-ase bi
observated.'
The newspapers are t-emin wih in
stances of W higs and Clay V'hig papers,
which utterly refuse to support GeciTay
' vin.woy " 'g pipers, 11
stated. in ;he Norther,, ntl vV!n.
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ih artmn ,S iK Ph,u.i.ii....
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